Eight held after stabbing on Canal Street
Eight men have been arrested after a man was stabbed in Manchester’s gay village. BBC
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Manchester’s gay village topped the city centre league for violent crime again in January
The crime level street map for January shows that the gay village was again the worst spot in the whole city centre for violent crime (orange). The village was the top spot for anti-social behaviour too (blue). I’ll let the map showing all crimes (grey) speak for itself… You can see December’s stats in my … Manchester’s gay village topped the city centre league for violent crime again in January
Crime level street maps reveal Manchester’s gay village is the worst part of the city centre for violent crime
The government’s new crime level street maps show that Manchester’s gay village was the worse hot-spot for violent crime in the whole city centre in the month of December.
Pride charity money given to the Village Business Association
The origins of Manchester Pride go back to 1990 when an August Bank Holiday event was set up by several of the gay businesses. The aim being to raise money for good causes – particularly for those connected with HIV and AIDS. So it’s quite extraordinary to hear that, this year, the opposite has happened; … Pride charity money given to the Village Business Association
Gay village residents mount legal challenge over street closure during Manchester Pride
I understand that residents in Manchester’s gay village area have mounted a legal challenge over the closure of streets during the annual Manchester Pride ‘Big Weekend’. Since 2003 the area has been fenced off over the August Bank Holiday — from Friday evening until the early hours of Monday morning.
Canal Street — August Bank Holiday Monday 1990
I shot these photographs exactly twenty years ago today, on August Bank Holiday Monday 1990. The jumble sales are how the Manchester Pride, that we either love or loathe, started off at some point in the second half of the 1980s. However the word ‘pride’ wasn’t used in the name until 2003 and in the … Canal Street — August Bank Holiday Monday 1990
Pet snatched from gay village and BBC reporter attacked
I saw this sad little poster in Sackville Park about a pet dog that is believed to have been ‘snatched’ from the Park by three people.
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